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of congress to the white house for meetings two weeks from tonight. in addition, they will have a dinner at the white house residence. but what's unclear is whether any true compromise can be on the menu. after a cabinet meeting this morning, the president seemed to plead for bipartisan compromise. >> we can't afford two years of just squabbling. >> reporter: the president's conciliatory tone was met by senate republican leader mitch mcconnell with defiance. >> the white house has a choice. they can change course, or they can double down on a vision of government that the american people have roundly rejected. >> reporter: the republican leader doubled downed on a controversial remark he'd made proclaiming it the top priority for republicans to ensure president obama is not re-elected in 2012. >> if our primary legislative goals are to repeal and replace the health spending bill, to end the bailouts, cut spending and shrink the size and scope of government, the only way to do all of those things is to put someone in the white house who won't veto any
of congress to the white house for meetings two weeks from tonight. in addition, they will have a dinner at the white house residence. but what's unclear is whether any true compromise can be on the menu. after a cabinet meeting this morning, the president seemed to plead for bipartisan compromise. >> we can't afford two years of just squabbling. >> reporter: the president's conciliatory tone was met by senate republican leader mitch mcconnell with defiance. >> the white house...
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. >> president obama virtually unchanged with 51% unhappy with his approach, up just one point since the shutdown began. >> today, pg&e official are in court to argue a pipeline in san carlos is safe. the gas pipeline in question, line 147, runs underneath a four-mile residential area on britton avenue. leaders persuaded a judge to or the it shut down after an internal memo from pg&e questioned its safety. yesterday pg&e greatly reduced the pressure on the line and capped it so it can no longer receive gas. >>> new details from the pilots in the crash of asiana flight 214 at san francisco airport. the pilots are now blaming mechanical failure. they said the speed control system, also known as auto throttle, disconnected without warning before the plane hit a sea wall. the both 777 crashed on july 6th, leading to the deaths of three teenage girls. >> b.a.r.t. management and unions are still negotiating over contract issues as they counseled down to the end of the 60-day cooling off period. the possibility of a strike was prompting business leaders to come up with contingency plans. am
. >> president obama virtually unchanged with 51% unhappy with his approach, up just one point since the shutdown began. >> today, pg&e official are in court to argue a pipeline in san carlos is safe. the gas pipeline in question, line 147, runs underneath a four-mile residential area on britton avenue. leaders persuaded a judge to or the it shut down after an internal memo from pg&e questioned its safety. yesterday pg&e greatly reduced the pressure on the line and...
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don't seem to see it. >> and on monday, president obama and speaker boehner took arguments to the nem dualing speeches. coming up at 6:00 tonight how the president and the speaker stretched the truth as we fact check their statements. dan? >> okay. thank you. >> and there is a survey showing californian who's live along the coast are more optimistic about the economy than those who live inland. according to citi bank, 61% of the los angeles residents believe job opportunities will improve over next year. san francisco is second follow bid san diego at 53%. and sacramento and fresno trailed at 48% and 47%. and analysts say results are not surprising since unemployment remains high in those areas. the survey of 1900 people was conducted in june. now, we'd like to hear your personal testimonial. how did the recession impact your life? record it on your cell phone and upload to it you report.abc news.com so we can use to it tell your story. >> and california will soon join west virginia as the only state in the nation without state fund adult day care centers. 300 centers serving 35,000 d
don't seem to see it. >> and on monday, president obama and speaker boehner took arguments to the nem dualing speeches. coming up at 6:00 tonight how the president and the speaker stretched the truth as we fact check their statements. dan? >> okay. thank you. >> and there is a survey showing californian who's live along the coast are more optimistic about the economy than those who live inland. according to citi bank, 61% of the los angeles residents believe job opportunities...
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and president obama on the growing fears. in our exclusive interview. >> are we under serious threat right now? >>> then, breaking overnight. emergency move from the white house. responding to a humanitarian crisis on the boarder. we're on the ground with the latest. >>> hillary under fire. why is she charging nearly $250,000 to speak at a university? >>> and breaking his silence. the father of the santa barbara shooter speaks out. what warning signs were missed? >>> from abc news, "this week" with george stephanopoulos begins now. >>> good morning. we're tracking two developing stories. including a major new response from the white house to the humanitarian crisis on the southern border. and a new terror threat from the al qaeda group gaining more control of syria and iraq. their advances raising security fears here at home. pierre thomas starts us out with the latest. >> reporter: right now, at this moment in syria, al qaeda bombmakers are trying to design a new generation of explosives, including nonmetallic bombs. the u.s
and president obama on the growing fears. in our exclusive interview. >> are we under serious threat right now? >>> then, breaking overnight. emergency move from the white house. responding to a humanitarian crisis on the boarder. we're on the ground with the latest. >>> hillary under fire. why is she charging nearly $250,000 to speak at a university? >>> and breaking his silence. the father of the santa barbara shooter speaks out. what warning signs were...
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meanwhile, with the payroll tax deal wrapped up, president obama spends the week relaxing with the first family in hawaii. >>> and stay around for sunday's funnies are next. funnies are next. ababababababab >>> and now the sunday funnies. >> this one is entitled, things that we will miss about kim jong-il. ♪ >> nothing! >> republicans and democratic senators set aside their differences and exchanged gifts in the first ever senate secret santa. >> merry christmas, bob. >> thank you, george. >> of course. >> oh! >> he's too erratic, he does not have the discipline, the capacity to control himself, and he can't stay focused. >> that's who you're going to nominate for president? can't control himself, can't stay focused, too erratic? those last descriptions are usually followed by the phrase, disruptive at math time and a bit of a biter. >> we'll be right back. all because so many people wanted to visit us... hdisruptive at math time and a bit of a biter. >> we'll be right back. edisrupt bit of a biter. >> we'll be right back. 'sdisrup a bit of a biter. >> we'll be right back. disruptd a b
meanwhile, with the payroll tax deal wrapped up, president obama spends the week relaxing with the first family in hawaii. >>> and stay around for sunday's funnies are next. funnies are next. ababababababab >>> and now the sunday funnies. >> this one is entitled, things that we will miss about kim jong-il. ♪ >> nothing! >> republicans and democratic senators set aside their differences and exchanged gifts in the first ever senate secret santa. >>...
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obama was overseas this week at the g-20 summit. he comes home to a tidal wave of voter angst. our abc news/washington post poll out today, puts the president's job approval at just 44%. what's more, just 13% of americans say they're better off than they were when he took office. and 74% say the country is on the wrong track. the president isn't the only one feeling the heat. 80% of americans are frustrated with the federal government these days. of that number, 31% are down right angry. it's one reason house republicans are pushing back against accusations that they're do-nothing obstructionists. when i sat down with speaker john boehner branished this flyer, showing the job legislation he's passed. i asked the speaker how compromise has become such a dirty word on capitol hill? mr. speaker, thank you very much for joining us. >> good being here. >> reporter: let's talk about jobs. you talked about trying to find common ground. at the moment, there doesn't seem to be much. infrastructure can't get through congress. >> we have seen
obama was overseas this week at the g-20 summit. he comes home to a tidal wave of voter angst. our abc news/washington post poll out today, puts the president's job approval at just 44%. what's more, just 13% of americans say they're better off than they were when he took office. and 74% say the country is on the wrong track. the president isn't the only one feeling the heat. 80% of americans are frustrated with the federal government these days. of that number, 31% are down right angry. it's...
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president obama spoke this week. you said his message is running on the politics of division. and to you it's almost un-american, what does that mean? >> as a matter of fact, the policies have made the economy worse. higher taxes, more spending more regulation. what i'm talking about here is, the politics of dividing america. the politics of envy. this isn't the america way. and, you know, if the president won't work with us to help create jobs, i'm sure that the american people will elect someone who will. >> let's talk about what possibly can be achieved in this bitterly divided environment. here's vice president biden talking to george stephanopoulos on "good morning america" just a few days ago. >> what's the one bill that president obama must have on his desk, must sign into law this year and how will he work with congress to get it done? >> the extension of the single tax cut for middle class america. no excuse. should be done now. should be done immediately. >> can you commit to that legislation? will it be a clean bill? >> i don't know exactly what he's referring to. e
president obama spoke this week. you said his message is running on the politics of division. and to you it's almost un-american, what does that mean? >> as a matter of fact, the policies have made the economy worse. higher taxes, more spending more regulation. what i'm talking about here is, the politics of dividing america. the politics of envy. this isn't the america way. and, you know, if the president won't work with us to help create jobs, i'm sure that the american people will...
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. >> president obama has been eply involved over the last, you know, several days. last 48 hours for sure. but it's been a very rough week, george. how is this going to pan out? >> rough few months. first of all, the president needed the deal. he bears the consequences of default more than anyone else. even if the public blames the republicans more for what happened. he has to deal with what happened in the economy. i think at this point, the white house is hoping by getting a deal, he can start to right the ship. you look at what's happening with the polling of the president's approval rating. the gallup poll has them to 40%. you and i were talking about before we came on air, has him barely beating a generic republican, 41-40. it's taken a real toll on the president's position. >> we've also haha50 states that sort of played this out as well. in the last couple of years, they've not raised taxes, places like new jersey, wisconsin, michigan, hoyle, pennsylvania, major states, texas, florida, what they've done is reined in spending. the states that reduced spending
. >> president obama has been eply involved over the last, you know, several days. last 48 hours for sure. but it's been a very rough week, george. how is this going to pan out? >> rough few months. first of all, the president needed the deal. he bears the consequences of default more than anyone else. even if the public blames the republicans more for what happened. he has to deal with what happened in the economy. i think at this point, the white house is hoping by getting a deal,...
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in over a week we hit our credit limit. the president and the speaker have been negotiating for months often in secret on a plan to extend that limit and cut the deficit but those talks have deadlocked. so democrats and republicans now in a collision course. here's why the stakes are so high. if no deal is reached this week america will lose its aaa credit rating. that could cripple our struggling economy costing every american family. jake tapper at the white house. what we're seeing is classic use of the tactics. >> reporter: he will talk about how the house will pass a bill that probably can't pass the senate. the senate is about to pass one that can't pass the house and say the time for this deadlock is over and there needs to be a premium on compromise but there is a risk here, george. in the sense that the president is not going to be presenting any new plan and he is complaining about washington's dysfuncti dysfunction. here comes the president now. >> good evening. i want to talk about the debate we've had over the
in over a week we hit our credit limit. the president and the speaker have been negotiating for months often in secret on a plan to extend that limit and cut the deficit but those talks have deadlocked. so democrats and republicans now in a collision course. here's why the stakes are so high. if no deal is reached this week america will lose its aaa credit rating. that could cripple our struggling economy costing every american family. jake tapper at the white house. what we're seeing is...
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meantime, the august 2nd deadline, if the congress and president obama doesn't agree by then, america could default on the debt for the first time ever. >> you saw the debt at $14 trillion. you see the countdown clock right here showing five days and just about ten hours until that debt ceiling crisis occurs. economists say it could be catastrophic to the country's aaa credit rating. and it could mean higher interest rates for consumers if they don't raise the debt ceiling by august 2nd. >> we want to help you tell your story. "abc 7 news" wants to hear how the economic downturn has personally changed or impacted your life. record your story on your cellphone or digital camera and upload it to ureport or e-mail it to us. >>> bay area air quality officials are doing more environmental tests to ensure safety after massive fires led to potentially toxic smoke at a fairfield plant. they are in cleanup mode at a plastics company where a fire injured three firefighters. amy, any air quality warnings remaining? >> reporter: it was scary for a while. consider what was burning, the plastic bin
meantime, the august 2nd deadline, if the congress and president obama doesn't agree by then, america could default on the debt for the first time ever. >> you saw the debt at $14 trillion. you see the countdown clock right here showing five days and just about ten hours until that debt ceiling crisis occurs. economists say it could be catastrophic to the country's aaa credit rating. and it could mean higher interest rates for consumers if they don't raise the debt ceiling by august 2nd....
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obama in a flight suit invoking, of course, the "mission accomplished" moment for president bush. his speech at the u.n. talking about a network of deaths sounding a lot like the axis of evil and, you know, i mean if you listen to his words, they sounded quite a bit like george bush. he said there can be no reasoning, no negotiation with this brand of evil. the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. >> yeah, even the authorization he's claiming on this is basically an acceptance of the global war on terror that he had said basically doesn't exist when he campaigned. look, in 2004 john kerry said to me, i remember, we need to get a place where when he was running in the fall, we need to get to the place where terrorism is a part of our lives but it's a nuisance and matthew made an ad about it, existential fact and there was an ad made about it. what we're finding there was a lot of truth ultimately that every president's going to have to deal with this as matthew said, this is not a new issue. it will go on for decades and the question is, how we le
obama in a flight suit invoking, of course, the "mission accomplished" moment for president bush. his speech at the u.n. talking about a network of deaths sounding a lot like the axis of evil and, you know, i mean if you listen to his words, they sounded quite a bit like george bush. he said there can be no reasoning, no negotiation with this brand of evil. the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. >> yeah, even the authorization he's claiming...
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. >> reporter: president obama's own strategy in syria is coming under fire this week by one of the administration's former top military commanders, david petraeus. suggesting creating safe havens in syria, protected by american and coalition air power where moderate forces could be trained and refugees could find shelter. obama already criticized in congress after the administration revealed a $500 million training program to fight isis in syria has yielded only a few fighters. >> we're talking four or five. >> reporter: meanwhile, a landmark visit to the u.s. from chinese president xi jinping. cybersecurity was the headline in talks with president obama who took a tough stance on china's history in espionage. a lack of trust remains. >> the question now is, are words followed by actions? >> and let's dig into all of this with the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, samantha power, she joins us from new york. thank you, ambassador power. >> great to be here. >> putin has seized crimea. he's propping up assad. why is the president meeting with him? does he think isolating him has failed? >> well,
. >> reporter: president obama's own strategy in syria is coming under fire this week by one of the administration's former top military commanders, david petraeus. suggesting creating safe havens in syria, protected by american and coalition air power where moderate forces could be trained and refugees could find shelter. obama already criticized in congress after the administration revealed a $500 million training program to fight isis in syria has yielded only a few fighters. >>...
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i think this week's election was a historic rejection of american liberalism and the obama/pelosi agenda. american people are tired of the borrowing, the spending. i disagree with david on any tax increase. but to the message that both parties have failed the american people and have allowed this city to expand spending beyond any reasonable expectation -- >> with all due respect, what you just said was the campaign slogan. now, it's time to legislate. you have a new congress. you have a new reality. you have a huge budget deficit. a massive national debt. and what i am trying to figure out is, where, beyond what you've been saying in the campaign, about less government, less spending, where are you going to make big cuts? and do you agree that there will, after a period of time, perhaps, need to be tax increases? >> well, look. republicans have put on the table and continue to put on the table our commitment to change the fiscal direction of washington, d.c. to put our national government on a pathway toward a balanced budget. the president, yesterday, called for a spending freeze. we t
i think this week's election was a historic rejection of american liberalism and the obama/pelosi agenda. american people are tired of the borrowing, the spending. i disagree with david on any tax increase. but to the message that both parties have failed the american people and have allowed this city to expand spending beyond any reasonable expectation -- >> with all due respect, what you just said was the campaign slogan. now, it's time to legislate. you have a new congress. you have a...
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what a week in politics. with his victory in florida yesterday, president obama now has a sweep of the battlegrounds. 332 electoral votes. losing only indiana and north carolina from his 2008 total. the popular votes are still coming in. the president will come up about 8 million short of his 2008 tally. but, he's holding about 3 million advantage over mitt romney. we'll discuss how obama did and what's next for the gop and the governing challenges ahead? >>> but first, that friday afternoon bombshell. david petraeus resigns at the cia after the fbi uncovers his extramarital affair. pierre thomas is here with the latest. first came upon this several months ago. >> yes, it came to light after a woman in tampa tied to military got a peculiar, harassing e-mail. the woman was so concerned, she contacted the fbi, who, then, according to our sources, traced it back to paula broadwell, who wrote a book about petraeus. as the fbi continued to investigate, they discovered e-mails pointing to a romantic, sexual relatio
what a week in politics. with his victory in florida yesterday, president obama now has a sweep of the battlegrounds. 332 electoral votes. losing only indiana and north carolina from his 2008 total. the popular votes are still coming in. the president will come up about 8 million short of his 2008 tally. but, he's holding about 3 million advantage over mitt romney. we'll discuss how obama did and what's next for the gop and the governing challenges ahead? >>> but first, that friday...
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forces sent into afghanistan by president obama were deployed last week. they're going to serve in eastern afghanistan, a remote region where the insurgency is very strong. this is a crucial test of mr. obama's surge strategy. our martha raddatz went to the front lines with the commanding general of american forces in that part of the country. >> reporter: for two days, we traveled with major general john campbell across vast stretches of countryside to some of the most remote and dangerous combat outposts in afghanistan. >> on top of the hill top is pakistan. they're hit with ten rounds of indirect fire yesterday. >> reporter: which is why, when we hit the landing zone, we are told to run. general campbell commands more than 30,000 soldiers, who see regular and sustained combat. some, just rushing back to reload when we arrive. it has been a bloody summer. when we visited general campbell in july, he had lost 27 soldiers. >> we've at least doubled what we had before. about 76 right now. >> reporter: so many soldiers that campbell can no longer carry the c
forces sent into afghanistan by president obama were deployed last week. they're going to serve in eastern afghanistan, a remote region where the insurgency is very strong. this is a crucial test of mr. obama's surge strategy. our martha raddatz went to the front lines with the commanding general of american forces in that part of the country. >> reporter: for two days, we traveled with major general john campbell across vast stretches of countryside to some of the most remote and...
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this week that went horribly wrong. the lethal injection was botched before the convict suffered a heart attack. that is spurring a debate. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: torture. that's how clayton lockett's attorneys class fie the attempts to execute him tuesday night. witnesses of the execution which involved a use of a new three-drug combination said it was gruesome. >> he was on the gurney still writhing, grimacing, making noises. >> clayton lockett was tortured to death. >> reporter: critics believe the execution will erode the country's support for capital punishment. the country is skittish because over 140 death row inmates have been exonerated since 1973. 18 states abolished the practice. six since 2007. while support for the death penalty has fallen from 82% in 2003 to 60%, a significant majority of american believe in it. >> how else do we deal with the cop killers, baby killers, mass murders and serial killers. >> reporter: mark klaas's daughter was raped and murdered years ago. he has little sympathy.
this week that went horribly wrong. the lethal injection was botched before the convict suffered a heart attack. that is spurring a debate. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: torture. that's how clayton lockett's attorneys class fie the attempts to execute him tuesday night. witnesses of the execution which involved a use of a new three-drug combination said it was gruesome. >> he was on the gurney still writhing, grimacing, making noises. >> clayton lockett was tortured to...
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it is the issue you care most about and it has haunted obama's esidency. just last week, we learned that months into the recovery the economy created no jobs at all in the month of august. unemployment stiti stuck above 9%. and the white house believes it will stay there through the election next year, perhaps get even worse if the plan president obama proposing tonight gets stuck in congress. i'm joined here by "20/20" anchor chris cuomo. we talk about the president's political situation before he addresses congress. we have a brand new abc news poll showing he already has the worst approval rating of his presidency. only 43% of the country a aroves of the job president obama is doing. >> numbers tell a tough story. 35% say their finances are worse off since president obama took office. 77%, one of the biggest numbers you'll see in a poll say t t country headed seriously off on the wrong track. and the challenge with jobs, everybody says it's the most important issue, howower it means something different to everyone. for some, it is the simple ability to
it is the issue you care most about and it has haunted obama's esidency. just last week, we learned that months into the recovery the economy created no jobs at all in the month of august. unemployment stiti stuck above 9%. and the white house believes it will stay there through the election next year, perhaps get even worse if the plan president obama proposing tonight gets stuck in congress. i'm joined here by "20/20" anchor chris cuomo. we talk about the president's political...
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president obama and house speaker boehner are going on with negotiations. >> we had another week of massive trash-talking, are we closer or further away from getting a deal? >> they're not really talking right now. that's what's most incredible. there were speeches all week long. lot of ads on television. less than an hour of negotiations. one-hour phone call between to president obama and house speaker boehner. democrats say they're not going to move until the republicans say they're going to be for higher tax rates on the wealthy. and spending cuts. republicans aren't going to come forward until the democrats say more about how they want to cut spending. right now, we're stuck. now, it could be the well that is getting poisoned right now, as positions are going to harden with all of these negotiations they sometimes with most fire before they break. the debt limit, president obama said that he's not going to negotiate at all over the debt limit. i don't know how you can get that resolved by december 31st. >> could the republicans give in on the tax cuts on the rich in this country if they
president obama and house speaker boehner are going on with negotiations. >> we had another week of massive trash-talking, are we closer or further away from getting a deal? >> they're not really talking right now. that's what's most incredible. there were speeches all week long. lot of ads on television. less than an hour of negotiations. one-hour phone call between to president obama and house speaker boehner. democrats say they're not going to move until the republicans say...
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only last year president obama toured the company and touted has a green job success story. they received more than $500 million in government funds. >>> it's alarming but i don't think it's a set back for the solar industry. truly when you look at one industry out of a portfolio of loan guarantees that the department of energy has made, any venture firm would be lucky to have one loss and all the rest winners. >>> it's based in palo alto and they say competition from chinese companies and oversupply of solar panels pushed prices down. federal government will try to recover it's investment through bankruptcy proceedings. >> fremont city leaders say they knew solyndra was having problems but they didn't so severe. they will do what they can to help laid off employees. >> we are mobilizing with state and federal authorities to get employment assistance for those folks. we've been through this drill before with nummi obviously. >> fremont lost 4500 jobs when the nummi plant shut down. it cost the city $600,000 in property tax revenue. >> berkeley police are stepping up patrols
only last year president obama toured the company and touted has a green job success story. they received more than $500 million in government funds. >>> it's alarming but i don't think it's a set back for the solar industry. truly when you look at one industry out of a portfolio of loan guarantees that the department of energy has made, any venture firm would be lucky to have one loss and all the rest winners. >>> it's based in palo alto and they say competition from chinese...
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. >> listen to what president obama told george stephanopoulos about the debt this week. >> we have already cut $2.5 trillion, $2.7 trillion out of the deficit. if the sequester stays in, you got over $3.5 trillion in deficit reduction already. so, we don't have an immediate crisis in terms of debt. in fact, for the nen ten years, it's going to be in a sustainable place. >> is he right that we don't have an immediate crisis? >> we don't an immediate debt crisis. but we have one looming. we have one looming, because we have entitlement programs that are not sustainable in their current form. they're going to go bankrupt. >> how long do we have to solve our problems? >> no one knows where this is. it could be two, three, four years. it reese -- it's not an immediate problem. >> you agree with the president on that? >> yes. but his point, as he went on to say in that interview, is that we don't really need to do anything at this point. i would argue that we do need to do something. the american people know that you can't continue to spend money that you don't have and that's what the president
. >> listen to what president obama told george stephanopoulos about the debt this week. >> we have already cut $2.5 trillion, $2.7 trillion out of the deficit. if the sequester stays in, you got over $3.5 trillion in deficit reduction already. so, we don't have an immediate crisis in terms of debt. in fact, for the nen ten years, it's going to be in a sustainable place. >> is he right that we don't have an immediate crisis? >> we don't an immediate debt crisis. but we...
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it looked kind of like a cafeteria during freshman orientation week. >> this is a bit of a surprise, the supreme court, remember, last year, there was a bit of a controversy when president 0 bam obama called out the supreme court. some talk that chief justin roberts would not come tonight. but he is there, along with anthony kennedy. six of the nine justices are there tonight. >> and the sergeant at arms will be announcing the president. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states! >> the president greeting members seated along the aisle. and as we know, these are highly prized seats. in the past, at least, one congressman who has been there since 8:00 a.m. in the morning to ensure he got a chance to be on that aisle. >> he is there every year. from cleveland, ohio. republican leader of the senate, mitch mcconnell and the democratic leader of the house, eric cantor. >> this is the second state of the union for the president. >> major speech also on health care in his first year, came and talked about the economy, but that was not formally a state of the union address. presiden
it looked kind of like a cafeteria during freshman orientation week. >> this is a bit of a surprise, the supreme court, remember, last year, there was a bit of a controversy when president 0 bam obama called out the supreme court. some talk that chief justin roberts would not come tonight. but he is there, along with anthony kennedy. six of the nine justices are there tonight. >> and the sergeant at arms will be announcing the president. >> mr. speaker, the president of the...
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this week we saw president obama assume the role of mediator in chief. the big question now, will he form consensus around forming huge budget-busting programs like medicare, medicaid and social security? and does he have the will and the stomach for that fight? joining me now, the president's senior adviser, david plouffe. he was the president's campaign manager in 2008 and now advises mr. obama on politics and policy from inside the white house. thank you for joining us. >> good to be with you, christiane. >> so the president started had whole process a while back talking about spending increases. friday night he came out and called it an historic deal. this cut, so many billions, that must be a disappointment, a historic cut. >> no, the president has been very clear that we need to reduce the deficit and obviously because the last two years, we were on the brink of a great depression, that had profound impacts, not just on the economy and our people most importantly, but also our fiscal situation. so in order to -- because the president believes we ha
this week we saw president obama assume the role of mediator in chief. the big question now, will he form consensus around forming huge budget-busting programs like medicare, medicaid and social security? and does he have the will and the stomach for that fight? joining me now, the president's senior adviser, david plouffe. he was the president's campaign manager in 2008 and now advises mr. obama on politics and policy from inside the white house. thank you for joining us. >> good to be...
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that's my mandate. >>> president bush in 2004 and president obama this week with different ideas about the power of their mandates after re-election and we'll get to that with our roundtable in a moment. we're joined, as always, by george will, donna brazile, jonathan karl, congressman xavier becerra, the vice chair of the democratic caucus in the house and former house speaker newt gingrich. thank you all for being here. george will, i want to start with you, and i want to start with israel. this is a conventional war that we've been looking at in the past week. >> we've come in a sense a full circle from the war of independence in 1948, which was one essentially of small arms by israel to the great tank and air battles of the yom kippur war in 1973, israel's enemies tried to destroy it with conventional warfare. having failed at that they went to terrorism, suicide bombers he is and all the rest and israel before had to be on the offensive, built a fence. the problem is you can get over a fence with rockets and there are rockets by the tens of thousands now. now, senator levin a mome
that's my mandate. >>> president bush in 2004 and president obama this week with different ideas about the power of their mandates after re-election and we'll get to that with our roundtable in a moment. we're joined, as always, by george will, donna brazile, jonathan karl, congressman xavier becerra, the vice chair of the democratic caucus in the house and former house speaker newt gingrich. thank you all for being here. george will, i want to start with you, and i want to start with...
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. >> this is the week that obama care rollout. it's a three-year story. what i'm saying is this gets to how the republicans have mishandled everything. they could be scoring points over and over again, talking about the problems with obama care. >> a quick break. i want to get a prediction from all of you. i also want to talk about the redskins. the president weighed in on whether the washington redskins should be called that. we're going to talk about that when we come back, in just a minute. working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced
. >> this is the week that obama care rollout. it's a three-year story. what i'm saying is this gets to how the republicans have mishandled everything. they could be scoring points over and over again, talking about the problems with obama care. >> a quick break. i want to get a prediction from all of you. i also want to talk about the redskins. the president weighed in on whether the washington redskins should be called that. we're going to talk about that when we come back, in...
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he says president obama must agree to negotiations over ending the partial shut down and has insisted it be ended immediately with no conditions and is scheduled to meet with house leaders this afternoon. >> new this morning, governor brown of san diego will sign a bill to provide better housing opportunities for the military verbs and. >> their i as june measure that would allow voters to decide whether to take the remaining $600 million authorized by a bond act in 2008 and re-direct it to build affordable multifamily housing for veterans. >> the pressure is on. leyla gulen is leader for mike and we have game-time forecast. >> it will be chilly when the sun sets. we had old man winter visit us yesterday setting a record if fresno for coldest front. right now at mount tamalpais you can see we have the mid-deck of clouds but it is burning off and leaving lots of sunshine. we have the seven coming up. >> the mobile contain year plan with an announcement about to add up to good news for globetrotters. >> oakland's >> you need to hurry to get bargain airfares for the holiday season. south
he says president obama must agree to negotiations over ending the partial shut down and has insisted it be ended immediately with no conditions and is scheduled to meet with house leaders this afternoon. >> new this morning, governor brown of san diego will sign a bill to provide better housing opportunities for the military verbs and. >> their i as june measure that would allow voters to decide whether to take the remaining $600 million authorized by a bond act in 2008 and...
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thrillingly predictable. >>> in this week's "closer look" more from president obama and his explosive order giving legal status to 5 million undocumented immigrants. >> i will never give up. >> he spoke moments after the president got a rousing welcome in las vegas and a stern rebuke from the speaker of the house. >> the president had said before that he's not kin and he's not an emperor, but he's sure acting like one. >> your response. >> my response is pass a bill. the truth is that the senate did a good job in crafting a bipartisan bill that would have greatly improved our immigration system, and my preference is for a legislative solution to this problem. >> but that didn't happen. >> it didn't happen because the speaker would not call the bill for a vote in the house, and he still has several weeks to call that bill in the house, or he can work with me and democrats to craft a new bill. >> he says that's not going to happen now. >> and the point is that ultimately congress has a responsibility to deal with these issues. and there are some things that i can't do on my own. >> you
thrillingly predictable. >>> in this week's "closer look" more from president obama and his explosive order giving legal status to 5 million undocumented immigrants. >> i will never give up. >> he spoke moments after the president got a rousing welcome in las vegas and a stern rebuke from the speaker of the house. >> the president had said before that he's not kin and he's not an emperor, but he's sure acting like one. >> your response. >> my...
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, though, couple of weeks ago evidence of the obama campaign has an enemy lists. mr. vandersloot, a very wealthy man getting involved in politics. this is another individual, ricketts, billionaire, ending spending, it's a focus on economic issues this was a shot -- if you're wealthy, wealthy person in the united states and you happen to be conservative, we're going to get involved in this election and you'we're going to watch everything you do, you sort of stop over the line, past associations with president obama, we'll try to destroy you. as far as i know, he didn't see this proposal, i believe, george, the idea that he was considering it was a total false scenario put forward by the "new york times". >> the difference was, his name appeared with it, with a quote, that said, had john mccain produced a similar ad barack obama wouldn't be president today. maybe there's a gray area between what the "new york times" said and what you're saying and more likely there was some discussion. 54-page report. they found and identified key leaders. i'm not convinced. >> is t
, though, couple of weeks ago evidence of the obama campaign has an enemy lists. mr. vandersloot, a very wealthy man getting involved in politics. this is another individual, ricketts, billionaire, ending spending, it's a focus on economic issues this was a shot -- if you're wealthy, wealthy person in the united states and you happen to be conservative, we're going to get involved in this election and you'we're going to watch everything you do, you sort of stop over the line, past associations...
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in dueling addresses by president obama and house speaker john boehner. with one week to go until the united states of america runs out of money to pay its debts, the world watched as the democratic president and the republican speaker of the house hurled accusations at each other. >> for the past several weeks republican house members have essentially said that the only way they'll vote to prevent america's first ever default is if the rest of us agree to their deep spending cuts-only approach. >> the sad truth is that the president wanted a blank check six months ago and he wants a blank check today.y. this is just not g gng to happen. >> a presidential address to the nation -- >> reporter: it was a primetime blame game. president obama argued that republicans just won't compromise, refusing to raise a dime of tax revenues to solve this crisis, because they care more about rich people and big corporations than they do about ordinary americans. >> most americans, regardless of political party, don't understand how we can ask a senior citizen to pay more
in dueling addresses by president obama and house speaker john boehner. with one week to go until the united states of america runs out of money to pay its debts, the world watched as the democratic president and the republican speaker of the house hurled accusations at each other. >> for the past several weeks republican house members have essentially said that the only way they'll vote to prevent america's first ever default is if the rest of us agree to their deep spending cuts-only...
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seizing on a speech boehner gave just over two weeks ago. >> there were no new ideas. there was just the same philosophy that we had already tried during the decade that they were in power. >> reporter: and diane, president obama was full of praise for some republicans today -- reagan, eisenhower, lincoln. all of whom are dead. he called those great leaders, and suggested the current crop of republicans is not. diane? >> well, thank you, jake. and as you just told us, the white house does argue that this is the choice. either america borrows $700 billion or increases taxes on the wealthy to get that money. but republicans say raising taxes even on the wealthy will hurt too many small businesses, and that will stall the creation of jobs. so who's right? we asked jonathan karl to check the facts. >> reporter: republicans claim raising taxes on those earning more than $200,000 a year would hurt small businesses. are they right? well, drew greenblatt has a wire basket company in baltimore that employs 30 people. he says raising the top rates would cost his company $20,000
seizing on a speech boehner gave just over two weeks ago. >> there were no new ideas. there was just the same philosophy that we had already tried during the decade that they were in power. >> reporter: and diane, president obama was full of praise for some republicans today -- reagan, eisenhower, lincoln. all of whom are dead. he called those great leaders, and suggested the current crop of republicans is not. diane? >> well, thank you, jake. and as you just told us, the...
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general assembly next week, right here in new york city. the two men at odds over russia's involvement in ukraine and of course now in syria. president putin reportedly requesting the meeting. >>> we turn now to the race for 2016 and to a new poll. the numbers tonight, one poll showing a republican candidate quickly on the rise. and it's not donald trump. it is carly fiorina. trump, meantime, facing new criticism for his choice of words, describing a woman in the race, not fiorina, but hillary clinton, calling her, quote, shrill. some critics now asking, would trump have used that word to describe a man? abc's tom llamas on that, and the republican candidates now taking aim at the front-runner, donald trump. >> reporter: tonight, with new polls showing donald trump's lead shrinking, his newly emboldened rivals are calling him out as thin-skinned and ill-informed. >> if i quit talking to all of the people who attack me, i would have crawled under a rock long ago. that's part of it, you know? >> reporter: a new poll tonight showing fiorina in
general assembly next week, right here in new york city. the two men at odds over russia's involvement in ukraine and of course now in syria. president putin reportedly requesting the meeting. >>> we turn now to the race for 2016 and to a new poll. the numbers tonight, one poll showing a republican candidate quickly on the rise. and it's not donald trump. it is carly fiorina. trump, meantime, facing new criticism for his choice of words, describing a woman in the race, not fiorina, but...
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even before president obama's autopen signed this week's deal into law, it was clear that any cease-fire in washington's battles over taxes and spending would be painfully brief. three new deadlines loom. by the end of february, the treasury will lose the power to borrow more to pay america's bills. across-the-board spending cuts to every federal program taken on march 1st and the government will run out of all congressional funding by the end of march. three more coming fast and with that let me turn to the man who negotiated last week's compromise with the white house, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. thank you for joining us, senator. >> good morning, george. >> i know you think the deal you negotiated is imperfect and you want to fix it as we approach the debt limit. you say no increase in the debt limit without major cuts in spending. the president says he won't even negotiate over that. so to borrow general david petraeus' famous quote from the iraq war, how does this end? >> well, first let me say these last-minute deals are no way to run the government. we've known all o
even before president obama's autopen signed this week's deal into law, it was clear that any cease-fire in washington's battles over taxes and spending would be painfully brief. three new deadlines loom. by the end of february, the treasury will lose the power to borrow more to pay america's bills. across-the-board spending cuts to every federal program taken on march 1st and the government will run out of all congressional funding by the end of march. three more coming fast and with that let...
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>>> good morning and welcome to "this week." crossing the red line, president obama signs off on arms to the syrian rebels. >> i want to know what the end game is. >> is he going to far? >> just to provide additional weapons is not enough. >> or is it too little too late? >> and congress needs to act. and that moment is now. >> the battle over immigration reform, will it pass? this morning, a key player in both debates, senator marco rubio, a "this week" exclusive. then -- all the week's politics. >> we aren't trying to hide it. we're trying to protect america. >> more scrutiny over surveillance and iran's surprising pick for president. and another exclusive. >> he's the best dad and the best man i've ever met. >> jeb bush in our father's day sunday spotlight. >>> hello again, george is off, great to have you with us, is the u.s. about to get involved in yet another war in the middle east? after determining that syria's government did in fact use chemical weapons, crossing president obama's red line? the white house made a decis
>>> good morning and welcome to "this week." crossing the red line, president obama signs off on arms to the syrian rebels. >> i want to know what the end game is. >> is he going to far? >> just to provide additional weapons is not enough. >> or is it too little too late? >> and congress needs to act. and that moment is now. >> the battle over immigration reform, will it pass? this morning, a key player in both debates, senator marco rubio,...
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the 8-year-old got word that president obama is visiting her next week. she gets the news from her mother. you will see this big hug. she is known around little miss flint because she has used her voice to speak on of behalf of the kids of flints of the tainted water. she where a letter to the president explaining the situation. >> we used to make kool-aid but now the water is not clean, and we have to use bottleed water. >> the president saw the reporter, wrote back, and answered her plea. now he is headed to flint to meet her on wednesday. it will be his first visit since the water crisis began two years ago. all the golden state warriors are now wait telling see who they will lay in the next runs after ending the rockets may off last night, and dubs fans are waiting to snap up tickets to upcoming games and our reporter is here with more on that. there are two events today, and tomorrow the tickets are on sail for insiders and the public. though will go quick because even with stuff on the side line can you not take your eyes off the help credible team.
the 8-year-old got word that president obama is visiting her next week. she gets the news from her mother. you will see this big hug. she is known around little miss flint because she has used her voice to speak on of behalf of the kids of flints of the tainted water. she where a letter to the president explaining the situation. >> we used to make kool-aid but now the water is not clean, and we have to use bottleed water. >> the president saw the reporter, wrote back, and answered...
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by the way, malia started high school this week. so today we showed mrs. obama photos. her husband first sworn in as senator in 2005. >> oh, my goodness, this was barack becoming a u.s. senator. i remember this so clearly. see sasha there. she walked up to vice president cheney and he reached out his hand to shake her hand, she slapped him a high-five, then turned around and waved at the camera, and i thought, oh, my god, here we go. >> but then suddenly, it's four years later, a presidential campaign and the first nomination. >> oh, my goodness, the kids have gotten so big. i think that's what we look at. we don't look at the moment. we really measure things by how much the girls have grown. >> daddy, what city are you in? >> this was convention 2008 in denver. >> i love you, daddy. >> and tonight, another convention, 2012. two young girls, who've grown up in the white house, sasha now 11, malia, 14. >> we can see the physical difference. we can see the height. but what's the other most surprising change in them? >> i am pleasantly surprised at how normal they are. i d
by the way, malia started high school this week. so today we showed mrs. obama photos. her husband first sworn in as senator in 2005. >> oh, my goodness, this was barack becoming a u.s. senator. i remember this so clearly. see sasha there. she walked up to vice president cheney and he reached out his hand to shake her hand, she slapped him a high-five, then turned around and waved at the camera, and i thought, oh, my god, here we go. >> but then suddenly, it's four years later, a...
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. >> when i saw president obama a few weeks ago, i told him about our quarterly dinners, and i said, mr. president, if you want to see bipartisanship in washington, invite the women senators to help you get it done. and he loved the idea, and he plans to invite us to the white house. >> so, they say they're ready to tackle big issues like jobs, transportation, immigration, but it's their male counterparts who keep reopening roe versus wade and contraception. >> i think most of us would agree that the government doesn't have a place in that. it's really individual families who should make those decisions. >> i'm pro choice, so, i don't disagree with what my friend jean just said, but i think both issues should be settled and should not be the main focus of debate. >> well, senator collins, i don't think they are entirely settled, i mean, that's the problem. is that there were amendments introduced to say that women wouldn't have access to health insurance coverage for birth control. there was a question raised about whether or not we'll really have enforcement of equal pay for equal w
. >> when i saw president obama a few weeks ago, i told him about our quarterly dinners, and i said, mr. president, if you want to see bipartisanship in washington, invite the women senators to help you get it done. and he loved the idea, and he plans to invite us to the white house. >> so, they say they're ready to tackle big issues like jobs, transportation, immigration, but it's their male counterparts who keep reopening roe versus wade and contraception. >> i think most of...
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week. we're seeing also the supreme court right now, ruth bader ginsburg, elena kagan, justice thomas of course one of two picks by president bush to the supreme court. he's there on the left. david souter chose to retire from the court but he's there as well. of course this is one of the president's most important responsibilities. everyone now waiting. jon karl, president trump will soon join that front row. >> reporter: that's what i'm struck -- i'm looking at those former presidents and first ladies obviously sharing memories of george h.w. bush, enjoying each other's company, and in moments we will see joining that row melania and donald trump. you will see melania trump will be seated right next to barack obama, and then on the aisle, president trump. obviously a very different relationship, george, but for this day, for this moment a truce and a moment of unity, a rare moment of unity in our deeply divided country to celebrate the life of our oldest -- who was until he died, our olde
week. we're seeing also the supreme court right now, ruth bader ginsburg, elena kagan, justice thomas of course one of two picks by president bush to the supreme court. he's there on the left. david souter chose to retire from the court but he's there as well. of course this is one of the president's most important responsibilities. everyone now waiting. jon karl, president trump will soon join that front row. >> reporter: that's what i'm struck -- i'm looking at those former presidents...
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president obama and the incoming house speaker john boehner will meet in person this week for the first time since the election. can these guys really work together, or is it all for show? >>> tragic ending. after a week of searching, police find the body of a missing student in upstate new york. now her ex-boyfriend is charged in her murder. we have the latest. >>> and -- [ playing the theme to "jaws" ] >> get back up here. >> when otters attack for real. they may look cute, but there is a neighborhood in florida that is under siege by at least one vicious otter who is chasing and biting people, and it's all caught on tape. >>> let me look at that video >>> let me look at at v >>> let >>> let me look at that video one more time. this is video of a 19-year-old who is getting chased down by a nasty otter. the kid who shot this video is one of at least three people who have been bitten by that little bugger. we've got some in-depth reporting on this story coming up. >> of course, like many of you, i'm sure he thought that was just a cute, little animal. little did he know it would attack
president obama and the incoming house speaker john boehner will meet in person this week for the first time since the election. can these guys really work together, or is it all for show? >>> tragic ending. after a week of searching, police find the body of a missing student in upstate new york. now her ex-boyfriend is charged in her murder. we have the latest. >>> and -- [ playing the theme to "jaws" ] >> get back up here. >> when otters attack for...
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week one, repeal obama care, all of it and start work at putting something in its place. week two, cut spending. so far they've identified only one specific cut. $35 million from the budget for congressional offices. that's a far cry from the at least $50 billion they've promised to cut by the end of the year. boehner has made this a low-key, sober transition. last night, some rookie republicans hosted a private fund-raising gala at this swanky washington hotel. $2,500 a ticket with a guest performance by country singer leann rimes. >> we run a tough election. we have to raise money for tough elections. >> reporter: boehner and other republican leaders decided not to attend that fund-raiser last night. that's because as they have said repeatedly this is not a time for lavish celebrations but instead is a time to get to work. robin? >> certainly is. jon, thank you. 87 freshman republican senators sworn in the house. a dozen in the senate. many identified with the tea party movement. and our dear friend diane sawyer spent a lot of time and sat down with ten of them as they
week one, repeal obama care, all of it and start work at putting something in its place. week two, cut spending. so far they've identified only one specific cut. $35 million from the budget for congressional offices. that's a far cry from the at least $50 billion they've promised to cut by the end of the year. boehner has made this a low-key, sober transition. last night, some rookie republicans hosted a private fund-raising gala at this swanky washington hotel. $2,500 a ticket with a guest...
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. >> the national review reported this week that you made a promise to the house freedom caucus that you won't bring immigration reform legislation to the house floor while president obama is president. >> i think he's proven untrustworthy on this. presidents don't write laws, congress writes laws. so, yes, i don't believe we should and we won't bring immigration legislation with a president we cannot trust on this issue. if we believe and have consensus on things like that a border enforcement and interior security, then that's fine. >> i want to move to 2016, i think the last time you and i talked, it was on a stage in kentucky and you were on the campaign trail and you were in the middle of a debate, what do you think of the debate the other night? >> i didn't even watch it. >> i'm sure you read about it. >> i've watched some clips about that. as speaker i'm going to be switzerland on this race. >> you said you're switzerland. you like to say that. but would you support the republican nominee? >> yeah, absolutely. >> donald trump? >> i looked the stage -- not live but afterwards.
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. >>> but i want to turn to the other political development this week, which was, politifact awarded its lie of the year, it went to president obama, for his statement, "if you like your health care plan, you can keep it." first-ever lie of the year went to sarah palin talking about death panels. is it justified? >> justified or not justified? what the president wanted to talk about this week, there were 360,000 enrollees in november at the -- on healthcare.gov. in fact, he can't talk about that. i mean, the attacks on obamacare, on the affordable care act, have been absolutely relentless. it was a terrible mistake for him to say what he said. after a while you got to look at the fact that we have one of the most important reforms of the health care system, of the united states, ever in active. >> is it going to be seen that way a year from now? >> at the present rate of enrollment, we'll have over a million people enrolled. people will stop complaining. >> unless a year from now, people start seeing their employers dropping their health insurance. then, another wave of reaction agai
. >>> but i want to turn to the other political development this week, which was, politifact awarded its lie of the year, it went to president obama, for his statement, "if you like your health care plan, you can keep it." first-ever lie of the year went to sarah palin talking about death panels. is it justified? >> justified or not justified? what the president wanted to talk about this week, there were 360,000 enrollees in november at the -- on healthcare.gov. in...
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ago in which he outlined proposals for the economy and attacked president obama. the president will try to use boehner as a foil, as representing policies of the past that led us into this financial and economic quagmire. they'll talk about how he supports the regulatory framework that led to the financial collapse, how he supports continuing the bush tax cuts on the wealthiest tax cut, those who earn $250,000 and more and how that represents the past and president obama will outline some of the new policies we've been hearing about this week, allowing businesses to write off new investments and plants and equipment, permanently extending the research and development tax credit and $50 billion in infrastructure. george, you're also likely to hear the president talk about economic struggles in very permanent terjes, the kind of terms we're not accustomed to hearing from him as president, george. >> trying to close the empathy gap. we only have a few seconds. there's a lot of buzz behind the scenes of the white house because of the announcement from chicago mayor ri
ago in which he outlined proposals for the economy and attacked president obama. the president will try to use boehner as a foil, as representing policies of the past that led us into this financial and economic quagmire. they'll talk about how he supports the regulatory framework that led to the financial collapse, how he supports continuing the bush tax cuts on the wealthiest tax cut, those who earn $250,000 and more and how that represents the past and president obama will outline some of...
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in the first four years of the obama presidency. 22,000. president obama met these young men on a trip last year to his hometown chicago. this week, they brought stories of their stark reality to washington. tell me what each one of you want to be, and then i want you to tell me what the greatest obstacles are. >> i want to be an architect and design buildings. the obstacle is the streets, the neighborhoods. >> shooting, fighting. >> yes. >> i want to be a criminal profiler for the fbi. the violence. that made me not even to want go to school. >> i want to be a prosecutor. it's sad you can't walk down the street. you have to pick and choose the right time to leave the house. >> just the other day, somebody tried to rob my brother with a gun at the gas station. >> it's stressful. that's the most overwhelming thing. >> reporter: the young men joined obama to launch my brother's keeper initiative, tying together the best mentoring programs and provide educational and economic opportunities to at-risk youth. for the president, this was clearly
in the first four years of the obama presidency. 22,000. president obama met these young men on a trip last year to his hometown chicago. this week, they brought stories of their stark reality to washington. tell me what each one of you want to be, and then i want you to tell me what the greatest obstacles are. >> i want to be an architect and design buildings. the obstacle is the streets, the neighborhoods. >> shooting, fighting. >> yes. >> i want to be a criminal...
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. >> in his press conference last week president obama said maybe, just maybe the proroem with the budget is that the billionaires were, quote, enjoying the lowest tax rates since before i was born. yeah, like we believe obama was born. >> up next, we remember betty ford. next, we remember betty ford. [ dr. ling ] i want to spend more time with my patients. [ jim ] i need to build a new app for the sales team in beijing. [ mrs. davis ] i need to make science as exciting as a video game. ♪ [ jim ] i need to push out a software upgrade. [ dr. ling ] review ms. cooper's history. [ doug ] i need to cut i.t. costs. [ mrs. davis ] i need to find a way to break through. [ jim ] i need to see my family while they're still awake. [ dr. ling ] see if the blood work is ready. [ doug ] i need to think about something else when i run. ♪ [ male announcer ] every day, we set out to do more than the day before. at dell, everything we do, from solutions to services, gives you the power to do just that. ♪ so i.t. professionals can be more productive... business leaders, more innovative... doctors can
. >> in his press conference last week president obama said maybe, just maybe the proroem with the budget is that the billionaires were, quote, enjoying the lowest tax rates since before i was born. yeah, like we believe obama was born. >> up next, we remember betty ford. next, we remember betty ford. [ dr. ling ] i want to spend more time with my patients. [ jim ] i need to build a new app for the sales team in beijing. [ mrs. davis ] i need to make science as exciting as a video...
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. >> and president obama is not conceding this week to republicans in terms of publicity and attention but campaigning in four important swing states. there is a stop at iowa state university today with the first of three college campus appearances on the schedule today and tomorrow. he's trying to reignite enthusiasm among young people that helped him win, telling this audience mitt romney was written -- has written him off as a lost generation. >> and interest there are many americans looking for jobs but be aware. conartists are trying to take advantage. >> one man with b.to be swindled out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> and this is one of the oldest scams in the book. predators target elderly citizen was job offers that were phony. >> thark f thank god for you guys. i was ready to go out of the door. >> dd is telling us how she and her dear friend came within minutes of falling for a costly scam. >> we're exposed to rippoffs. left and right. >> this began when the 8-year-old peter received an e mail offering a job as a secret shopper, getting paid to visit stores and secre
. >> and president obama is not conceding this week to republicans in terms of publicity and attention but campaigning in four important swing states. there is a stop at iowa state university today with the first of three college campus appearances on the schedule today and tomorrow. he's trying to reignite enthusiasm among young people that helped him win, telling this audience mitt romney was written -- has written him off as a lost generation. >> and interest there are many...
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president obama said congress should focus on what they all agree on, tax cut extensions for the middle class. >> we could get that done this week. >> reporter: but his more immediate hurdle would be convincing senate democrats. >> to me, it seems to me to be the last moment we should raise anybody's taxes and taking money out of anybody's pocket. >> reporter: and there are at least five other senate democrats who seem inclined to pass all of the bush tax cuts, which means president obama is well short of the 60 votes he needs to prevail. george? >> jake, thanks. >>> for more now, we're joined live by the host of "the o'reilly factor" bill o'reilly. >> how are you? >> i'm fine. >> george never looks tired in the morning. can you get a closeup? >> not too close. you're my bedtime tv watching. i go to bed early. >> i appreciate that. >> let's get into the tax fight first. i was struck by "the wall street journal" this morning. they think that john boehner, the republican leader, made a big bungle on sunday when he said he would vote for the extension of middle-class tax cuts, if all the t
president obama said congress should focus on what they all agree on, tax cut extensions for the middle class. >> we could get that done this week. >> reporter: but his more immediate hurdle would be convincing senate democrats. >> to me, it seems to me to be the last moment we should raise anybody's taxes and taking money out of anybody's pocket. >> reporter: and there are at least five other senate democrats who seem inclined to pass all of the bush tax cuts, which...
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obama yielded to house speaker john boehner, agreeing to give his address a week from tomorrow. the president had initially requested next wednesday, but a republican presidential debate is scheduled that night. the president will now compete with the first game of the nfl season. the white house says it is working on a time to avoid a conflict with the game. they believe it to be the first time that lawmakers have forced the president to reschedule an address to a joint session of congress. >>> president obama scheduled a fundraising trip to the bay area on september 25th. the white house has not yet announced the exact location. mr. obama was here in april for three fundraisers in san francisco and an on-line town hall meeting which took place in palo alto. >> a helmet to helmet collision is being blamed for the death of a 22-year-old maryland college football player. the full back derrick sheely died after taking a hit during practice. the cause of his death is unclear, but his father suspects a brain injury is to blame. you recall a former marin catholic pitcher was seriousl
obama yielded to house speaker john boehner, agreeing to give his address a week from tomorrow. the president had initially requested next wednesday, but a republican presidential debate is scheduled that night. the president will now compete with the first game of the nfl season. the white house says it is working on a time to avoid a conflict with the game. they believe it to be the first time that lawmakers have forced the president to reschedule an address to a joint session of congress....
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>>> good morning, and welcome to "this week." new year, new drama. big showdowns ahead in washington. after a damaging year of conflict, can president obama and the congress find a path to compromise? or will midterm elections dictate the agenda? we'll debate with rising gop star rand paul and top democrat chuck schumer. >>> plus, new york's new mayor came out shovels and swinging. >> when i said i would take aim at the tale of two cities, i meant it. >> that, and all of the week's politics on our powerhouse roundtable. >>> and -- the navy s.e.a.l.s' lone survivor. as hollywood takes on america's hidden heroes, our experts take us inside the special ops of our military. all right here this sunday morning. >>> happy new year, everyone. and for so many of you this morning is a frigid one. half of the country from the great lakes to the gulf coast, from the rockies to the west coast, the national weather service calls the temperatures life-threatening. its record-breaking cold not seen in decades and another arctic storm is on the way. let's get right t
>>> good morning, and welcome to "this week." new year, new drama. big showdowns ahead in washington. after a damaging year of conflict, can president obama and the congress find a path to compromise? or will midterm elections dictate the agenda? we'll debate with rising gop star rand paul and top democrat chuck schumer. >>> plus, new york's new mayor came out shovels and swinging. >> when i said i would take aim at the tale of two cities, i meant it. >>...
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rove and plouffe, only on "this week." >>> hello, again. let's get right to it with two of the most successful political strategists of our time. democrat david plouffe, republican karl rove. here in our powerhouse roundtable, along with arianna huffington. "the wall street journal" editorial page editor, paul gigot, and gwen ifill, the moderator of "news hour" on pbs. we're getting a sense of where the public is on all of this. the quinnipiac poll, americans believe the questions of the irs targeting conservative groups are the most serious. followed by benghazi and the seizing of the a.p. phone records by the justice department. more than three-quarters believe a special prosecutor should be able to look into the matter. and it's taking a toll on president obama's approval rating. almost half of the country disapproves of the job he's doing. david, how much damage has this done? and how does tsident get a handle on it? >> i think the president's approval rating is higher than that. people should be concerned about the irs. it touches ever
rove and plouffe, only on "this week." >>> hello, again. let's get right to it with two of the most successful political strategists of our time. democrat david plouffe, republican karl rove. here in our powerhouse roundtable, along with arianna huffington. "the wall street journal" editorial page editor, paul gigot, and gwen ifill, the moderator of "news hour" on pbs. we're getting a sense of where the public is on all of this. the quinnipiac poll,...
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abc's john donvan has more. >> look upon with favor on president barack obama. >> you have seen him before, lots of time. >> we praise you, the giver of bountiful gifts. >> reporter: the prayer guy, big ceremonies, he's there. you didn't know his name before this, did you? >> let us pray. >> reporter: until a few days back when the content of his prayers turned to the government shutdown. >> save us from the madness. >> reporter: so that suddenly the prayer's guy is making news. >> i think we have had slow news days, john. >> reporter: that's way too modest, because barry black, that's his name, is a former navy rear admiral, a ph.d. psychologist. and the u.s. senate's 62nd official chaplain. since 1789. who gets the senate floor a minute a day to talk out loud to god. but lately. >> forgive them for the blunders they have committed. >> reporter: but he's been informing god of some flaws he has seen in lawmakers. like ending the shutdown for the nation's sake and for god's sake -- >> deliver us from the hypocrisy of attempting to sound reasonable while being unreasonable. >> reporter: so,
abc's john donvan has more. >> look upon with favor on president barack obama. >> you have seen him before, lots of time. >> we praise you, the giver of bountiful gifts. >> reporter: the prayer guy, big ceremonies, he's there. you didn't know his name before this, did you? >> let us pray. >> reporter: until a few days back when the content of his prayers turned to the government shutdown. >> save us from the madness. >> reporter: so that suddenly...
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in seattle earlier this week, xi tried to reassure american companies china would remain a good place for investment. later today xi and president obama are expected to announce a new cap and trade deal to reduce pollution and fund clean energy. but u.s. officials are also expected to bring up some things they don't agree on including china's cyberspying and territorial disputes in the asian pacific, and, of course, no state visit would be complete without an exquisite dinner. on the menu for tonight, colorado lamb and fall vegetables from the white house garden. also today the first ladies of the two countries will visit the pandas at the national zoo, and we are told that some type of announcement will be made there. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> has it been 100 days? >> it hasn't been 100 days yet so maybe we'll get some new pandas. who knows? >> breaking with tradition? i don't know. >> we will see. >> well, still ahead, new concerns about a popular form of birth control. >>> and a deadly crash, a collision between a bus and tourist duck boat. >>> plus, peanuts, cracker ja
in seattle earlier this week, xi tried to reassure american companies china would remain a good place for investment. later today xi and president obama are expected to announce a new cap and trade deal to reduce pollution and fund clean energy. but u.s. officials are also expected to bring up some things they don't agree on including china's cyberspying and territorial disputes in the asian pacific, and, of course, no state visit would be complete without an exquisite dinner. on the menu for...